The Paps of Jura from Bowmore pier, Isle of Islay

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Picture of three mountains towering over some houses on lower land, seen across a sea loch
The Paps of Jura from Bowmore pier, Isle of Islay

Admittedly not a view you’d get with the bare eye, I used a fairly strong telephoto lens for this picture: The Paps of Jura (Beinn an Oir, Beinn a’Chaolais, Beinn Shiantaid) seen across Loch Indaal from Bowmore pier on a June afternoon.

Barnacle Geese in flight at northern Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Barnacle Geese in low flight over a beach and a rocky shore, just after lifting off
Barnacle Geese in flight at northern Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

Having been spooked Barnacle Geese fly off from their roost on Kilchoman beach in Machir Bay. More usually seen roosting in other places they do occasionally roost on the beach here, especially when the tide is right at full Moon. Also note the two gulls still sitting on the beach, undisturbed by the commotion around them.

Buzzard and Gull, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a Buzzard and a Gull in flight under a blue skyA Buzzard and a gull in flight under a bright blue Islay sky in June. Not sure where exactly I took this picture apart from that it was somewhere around Loch Gorm, probably on the eastern side.